Hera Pheri 3: After Kartik Aaryan replaces Akshay Kumar, fans go berserk over 'OG Raju'; flood Twitter with 'bringbackAkshayKumar' trends
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Soon after actor Paresh Rawal confirmed the news that Akshay Kumar will no longer feature in ‘Hera Pheri 3’, broken-hearted fans starting trending ‘bringbackAkshayKumar’ on Twitter.
The veteran actor confirmed that actor Kartik Aaryan will be stepping in the shoes of Akshay for the third instalment of the comedy film.
The replacement of the ‘OG Raju’ didn’t go down well with Akshay’s fans and the result was Twitter trends.
Fans resorted to calling ‘Hera Pheri’ not just a movie but an emotion and claimed that it would be incomplete without their favourite actor.
Meanwhile, an interview of Akshay clarifying his stance has also emerged on social media. He can be seen sharing how he too, felt sad about not doing the film but had his own reasons.
He told the audience that he was offered the film initially but he wasn’t satisfied with the script and the screenplay and so, chose to not be a part of it.
He also apologised to his fans for his decision while thanking them for their love and support.
Fans went berserk and shared old videos of the actor from the movie. They expressed their love for the actor while also condemning a movie without him as they wrote, “No Raju, No Hera Pheri”.
Here are a few tweets:
The Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal-starrer first instalment of ‘Hera Pheri’ had attained a cult status among fans over its rib-tickling humour.